Hoboken Week in Review: 10/31/2010
10/31/2010:
Happy Halloween Hoboken!
No tricks and all treats!
The most noteworthy posts for the week ending Sunday, October 31, 2010:
Politics and City Happenings
- Taxpayer Waste – Parking bollards are installed in Hoboken where they’re not needed – again to promote the Hertz Socialist Cars.
- Genius Students – Stevens undergrad students come up with great improvement ideas for traffic congestion in Hoboken – without the $140k price tag to taxpayers!
- Lenz List grows Longer Hoboken411 continues piling up facts about (appointed) 4th Ward Councilman and candidate Michael Lenz:
- Loses desperate court case to disenfranchise voters (NEW!)
- Never cared about parks or flooding in the 4th Ward (NEW!)
- Quid Pro Quo: Meets with developers before Variance Vote; gets $$ contributions (NEW!)
- Lenz milks taxpayers for personal financial gain
- The Lenz connection between no-bid lawyer contracts
- How Lenz got his cushy job in the County despite having zero qualifications
- How the (now convicted) Perth Amboy Mayor illegally funneled money to “operatives” like Lenz in years past
- 4th Ward – Bookmark this link for what you need to know about the special election next month.
- Hail Yes! – Hoboken residents were amazed at the show Mother Nature put on for us…
Crime and Incidents
- Police Blotter – Summary of a few noteworthy incidents last week in Hoboken.
- TWITTER – Many local crimes and incidents are reported *as they happen* here at Hoboken411 – but you need to follow that Twitter link to be tuned in for all of them!
- Live Action! – Tune in to Hoboken411’s live police and fire action channel any time of the day to find out what those sirens are for!
Business & Events
- BOO! – Hoboken Haunted House concludes tonight!
- Good Luck Paul! – Apparel store Paul Michael bids farewell after seven years in Hoboken.
- Not that Frank – Painter Frank Hanavan opens an exhibit at the Historical Museum uptown.
- Flick Fest – Wanna catch a movie today? See what’s playing and when
Other Hoboken Updates
- Blackout – The headache Cablevision and NewsCorp have caused for addicted TV viewers.
- Quick Reviews – See the latest Hoboken 60 Second Reviews this week – good grub and sweet housewares!
- Halloween 2010 – Check out the Halloween decorations throughout the city.
Inspirational Quote of the Week:
“You can’t lead the people if you don’t love the people. And you can’t save the people if you don’t serve the people.”
– Cornell West
FOR YOUR INFORMATION ON NOV 2, THIS TUESDAY ALBIO SIRES WANTS YOUR VOTE. I’M SURE YOU’VE SEEN THE FLYERS AND THE TV COMMERCIALS. IT’S CURIOUS THAT HE DOES NOT MENTION THAT HE VOTED FOR THE STIMULUS BILL. SINCE IT’S PASSAGE UNEMPLOYMENT HAS RISEN FROM 8% TO 10%, 13% MORE PEOPLE ON FOOD STAMPS, AND POVERTY HAS RISEN FROM 7% TO 9%. IT WAS A FLOP! HE ALSO VOTED FOR THE CAP AND TRADE BILL. OBAMA SAID “THIS BILL WILL PROBABLY BANKRUPT THE COAL INDUSTRY” AND” UTILITY BILL S WILL NECESSARILY SKYROCKET” WITH THIS BILL YOU CAN EXPECT YOUR GAS AND ELECTRIC BILL TO INCREASE BY $1700 TO $2000 A YEAR! IT WILL CAUSE GAS, HEATING OIL AND THE COST OF FOOD TO SKYROCKET AND 1000’S OF JOBS WILL BE LOST. HE ALSO VOTED FOR THE INFAMOUS HEALTH CARE BILL . REMEMBER WHAT SPEAKER PELOSI SAID ‘WE HAVE TO PASS THE BILL TO FIND OUT WHAT’S IN IT ‘THE FIRST THING TO REMEMBER IS THAT IT’S NOT FREE.2.5% OF YOUR INCOME ! tHERE’S A $695 PENALTY FOR THOSE WITHOUT COVERAGE $500 BILLION CUT FROM MEDICARE. THERE’S ALSO A FEDERAL TAX ON MEDICAL DEVICES SUCH AS WHEELCHAIRS, PACEMAKERS, HEARING AIDS, DENTURES, PROSTHETIC LIMBS, HIP KNEE AND ANKLE REPLACEMENTS ETC. IN THE LAW, SECTION 1553 INCLUDES PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE ABORTION, ASSISTED SUICIDE, AND WITHHOLDING SUSTENANCE TO A PATIENT. A GOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE WILL DECIDE WHO. WHAT, WHEN AND IF A PATIENT GETS TREATMENT. RATIONING! ACORN WILL BE HIRED TO INTRUDE INTO THE LIVES AND… Read more »